Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Joshua made a peace treaty with them and agreed to let them live. The leaders of the community sealed it with an oath.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.
Holman Bible
So Joshua established peace with them and made a treaty to let them live, and the leaders of the community swore an oath to them.
International Standard Version
They made a treaty with them, guaranteeing their lives with a covenant, and the leaders of the congregation confirmed it with an oath to them.
A Conservative Version
And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them to let them live, and the rulers of the congregation swore to them.
American Standard Version
And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.
Amplified
Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant (treaty) with them, to let them live; and the leaders of the congregation [of Israel] swore an oath to them.
Bible in Basic English
So Joshua made peace with them, and made an agreement with them that they were not to be put to death: and the chiefs of the people took an oath to them.
Darby Translation
And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live; and the princes of the assembly swore unto them.
Julia Smith Translation
And Joshua will make peace to them, and will cut out to them a covenant to preserve them alive: and the chiefs of the assembly sware to them.
King James 2000
And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live: and the leaders of the congregation swore to them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Joshua made peace with them, and {he made a covenant with them} to allow them to live happily, and the leaders of the congregation swore [an oath] to them.
Modern King James verseion
And Joshua made peace with them, and made a treaty with them, to let them live. And the rulers of the congregation swore to them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to save their lives: and the lords of the congregation sware unto them.
New Heart English Bible
Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live. The leaders of the congregation swore to them.
The Emphasized Bible
And Joshua made peace with them, and solemnised with them a covenant to let them live, - and the princes of the assembly, entered into an oath with them.
Webster
And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation swore to them.
World English Bible
Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live. The princes of the congregation swore to them.
Youngs Literal Translation
and Joshua maketh with them peace, and maketh with them a covenant, to keep them alive; and swear to them do the princes of the company.
Themes
Alliances » Ratification of » By oaths
the Amorites » The gibeonites a tribe of, deceived israel into a league
Confidence » Betrayed » Instances of » Joshua, by the gibeonites
Contracts » Scriptures illustrative of the binding force of
Covenants » Designed for » Establishing peace
Craftiness » Instances of » Gibeonites, in deceiving joshua and the israelites into a treaty
Deception » Instances of » The gibeonites, in misrepresenting their habitat
Gibeonites » Israel » Made a league with
Joshua » Also called jehoshua, and jehoshuah, and oshea » Makes a treaty with the gibeonites
Kirjath-jearim » not killed » by Israelistes » put under » servitude
Oath » The israelites confirm the covenant with the hivites
Oaths » Instances of rash, &c » Joshua, &c
Interlinear
Shalowm
Karath
Chayah
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Joshua 9:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Gibeonites Act With Cunning
14 The men examined some of their provisions, but they failed to ask the Lord's advice. 15 Joshua made a peace treaty with them and agreed to let them live. The leaders of the community sealed it with an oath. 16 Three days after they made the treaty with them, the Israelites found out they were from the local area and lived nearby.
Cross References
2 Samuel 21:2
So the king summoned the Gibeonites and spoke with them. (Now the Gibeonites were not descendants of Israel; they were a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had made a promise to them, but Saul tried to kill them because of his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.)
Joshua 11:19
No city made peace with the Israelites (except the Hivites living in Gibeon); they had to conquer all of them,
Exodus 23:32
"You must make no covenant with them or with their gods.
Deuteronomy 20:10-11
When you approach a city to wage war against it, offer it terms of peace.
Joshua 2:12-19
So now, promise me this with an oath sworn in the Lord's name. Because I have shown allegiance to you, show allegiance to my family. Give me a solemn pledge
Joshua 6:22-25
Joshua told the two men who had spied on the land, "Enter the prostitute's house and bring out the woman and all who belong to her as you promised her."
Jeremiah 18:7-8
There are times, Jeremiah, when I threaten to uproot, tear down, and destroy a nation or kingdom.